Serial Port

Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to purchase
an adapter to convert to serial port?

Thanks.

"Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>
> Thanks.
>

I just brought up GOOGLE and typed: external serial ports

maybe you should do the same. Only took me 5 seconds.

"Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>
Hi Di.
One example here, but there are plenty out there.

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=...num=1&ct=title

bw..

There are USB to serial port adapters, but check that they are Vista
compatible.

There are also PCMCIA and probably Expresscard adapters, if your laptop has
a PCMCIA or Expresscard slot.



"Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>
> Thanks.
>

Thanks.

"meerkat" <Sitting@thewindow.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bdLiyRCJHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
>> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
>> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>>
> Hi Di.
> One example here, but there are plenty out there.
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=...num=1&ct=title
>
> bw..

Thanks very much.

"Dominic Payer" <dcp@dcp.fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
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> There are USB to serial port adapters, but check that they are Vista
> compatible.
>
> There are also PCMCIA and probably Expresscard adapters, if your laptop
> has a PCMCIA or Expresscard slot.
>
>
>
> "Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bdLiyRCJHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
>> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
>> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>

Thanks.

"Bill Yanaire" <bill@yanaire.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Diane Walker" <ett9300@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bdLiyRCJHA.1180@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Most of the laptops do not come with serial port. I need serial port to
>> connect to the Console port on the Cisco router. Is there a way to
>> purchase an adapter to convert to serial port?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> I just brought up GOOGLE and typed: external serial ports
>
> maybe you should do the same. Only took me 5 seconds.
>

"Dominic Payer" <dcp@dcp.fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
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> There are USB to serial port adapters, but check that they are Vista
> compatible.

Yes, because there is no native support for Serial in Vista.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "Dominic Payer" <dcp@dcp.fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e4KhZKSCJHA.5656@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> There are USB to serial port adapters, but check that they are Vista
>> compatible.
>
> Yes, because there is no native support for Serial in Vista.
>

What do you mean "there is no native support for Serial in Vista."?
Microsoft provides standard Serial Port drivers that happily let me use
the serial ports on my system. If you mean there is no native support
for USB to serial port adapters, that's a different matter entirely...

Regards,

Dave

"Dave R." <dwragle (at) drbsystems (dot) com> wrote in message
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>>> There are USB to serial port adapters, but check that they are Vista
>>> compatible.
>>
>> Yes, because there is no native support for Serial in Vista.
>>
>
> What do you mean "there is no native support for Serial in Vista."?
> Microsoft provides standard Serial Port drivers that happily let me use
> the serial ports on my system. If you mean there is no native support for
> USB to serial port adapters, that's a different matter entirely...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930086/en-us

ss.